Cherie HowieReporter·NZ Herald·14 Aug, 2026 06:00 AM3 mins to readNZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Christopher Luxon makes policy announcement and a man was fatally shot at Sylvia park mall yesterday | Friday, August 14, 2026. Video / NZ HeraldThe police officer who shot dead an armed man outside New Zealand’s largest mall would have gone “straight to [their] training” as the situation unfolded, former police negotiator Lance Burdett says.Hapai Ropata Clyde Otene, 33, died after being shot outside Sylvia Park Mall yesterday afternoon.
'Air rifles kill': Former negotiator on Sylvia Park shooting
Cop who shot dead armed man would've been guided by their training, Lance Burdett says.
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